RA 006, 139 Enz. 1 (P247594)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Lineart Lineart (detail) Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04238

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2-en-na
 en: What Lu-ena,
2. sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-ke4
 en: administrator of Ninmar,
3. na-e-a
 en: says,
4. [en]-e-tar-zi
 en: to Enentarzi
5. [sanga] {d}nin-[gir2]-su-[ka]-ra
 en: administrator of Ningirsu,
6. [du11]-ga#-na#
 en: speak!
column 2
1. 1(gesz'u@c) lu2# elam{ki}
 en: 600 Elamites
2. lagasz{ki}-ta
 en: from Lagash
3. nig2-gur11 elam{ki}-sze3 i3-il2
 en: property to Elam carried;
4. lu2-en-na
 en: Lu-ena,
5. sanga
 en: administrator
6. [{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-ke4]
 en: of Ninmar,
column 3
1. [...]-ka
 en: (with PN) of ...
2. dam-ha-ra
 en: battle
3. e-da-ak
 en: did;
4. elam-ma |GIN2.KAR2| be2-se3
 en: in Elam defeat was placed.
5. 9(gesz2@c) elam
 en: 540 Elamites
column 4
1. [...]
 en: ...
2. 1(asz@c) ur-[{d}]ba-ba6
 en: Ur-Baba,
3. lu2 dun-a
 en: ward
4. nig2-lu2-nu-tum2
 en: Nig-lu-nutum,
5. ugula simug#-ka#-[ke4]
 en: foreman of the smiths,
6. sza3-ba# mu-gal2#
 en: in their midst were
reverse
column 1
1. e2 [{d}]nin#-mar#{ki#}-ka-ka# i3-tusz
 en: in the house of Ninmar sat;
2. 5(asz@c) zabar3 ku3 luh-ha
 en: 5 bronzes of cleanned silver,
3. 2(u@c)#? [...]
 en: 20 ...
4. [...]
 en: ...
column 2
1. [...] x
 en: ...
2. 5(asz@c) tug2 nam-lugal
 en: 5 lordly garments,
3. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) siki udu [sze] gu7-a bar udu
 en: 16 wool fleeces from barley eating sheep,
4. e#-sze3-tak4#
 en: left behind;
5. [...]
 en: ...
column 3
1. en#-[an-na-tum2]
 en: Enannatum,
2. ensi2 lagasz{ki}
 en: governor of Lagash,
3. ti-la-na
 en: in his living,
4. en-an-na-tum2-sipa-zi
 en: Enannatum-sipazi,
5. agrig
 en: the steward,
6. ti-[la]-na#
 en: in his living,
column 4
1. [...]
 en: ...
2. [nig2]-du7-na-bi
 en: its most suitable thing
3. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ra
 en: for Ninmar
4. ha-mu-na-tum3 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
 en: may he bring; 5th (year).

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P247594

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 04238
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q62108941

References

  • primary: RA 006 (pp. 133-138), 139 Enz. 1

    [Thureau-Dangin1904RA6] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1904. “INSCRIPTIONS DIVERSES DU LOUVRE.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 6: 133–38.

  • history: Grégoire, Province Méridionale, 9

    [Gregoire1962Province] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1962. La Province Méridionale de l’état de Lagash.

  • history: HAV p. 125 [1909]

    [sec45323] N.d.

  • history: CIRPL, p. 46

    [Sollberger1956CIRPL] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. Corpus Des Inscriptions “Royales” Présargoniques de Lagash. Geneva.

  • history: NFT, NFT

    [Thureau-Dangin1910NFT] Cros, Gaston, and François Thureau-Dangin. 1910. Nouvelles Fouilles de Tello. Edited by Gaston Cros. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-10-24 at 09:13:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 10:38:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-18 at 18:43:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 15:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:08:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View
2015-04-25 at 17:22:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-09-18 at 14:30:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-23 at 16:16:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:20 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2004-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 006, 139 Enz. 1 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247594.
RA 006, 139 Enz. 1 artifact entry (No. P247594). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247594 (Original work published 2004)
RA 006, 139 Enz. 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247594 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {RA 006, 139 {Enz}. 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247594},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247594},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RA 006, 139 Enz. 1 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247594.
RA 006, 139 Enz. 1 artifact entry (No. P247594). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247594 (Original work published 2004)
RA 006, 139 Enz. 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247594 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {RA 006, 139 {Enz}. 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247594},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247594},
}


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TI  - RA 006, 139 Enz. 1 artifact entry
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